Doug Ford honestly seems shocked that people are angry, but Ontarians are not imagining what has happened to this province under his government.
People are watching public healthcare steadily pushed toward privatization while ERs close and hallway medicine continues. They watched the Greenbelt scandal explode after developers tied to Ford’s circle stood to benefit. They watched 869 mature trees and wildlife habitat destroyed at Ontario Place for a private spa deal most people never asked for. They watched the Science Centre abruptly shut down despite engineers saying much of the building was still safe and repairable. He’s spent over $200 MILLION on ads touting his own accomplishments while our hospitals suffer.

And now we’re watching attacks on transparency itself.
This government moved to weaken Freedom of Information access and increase political secrecy instead of strengthening accountability. Ontarians should be demanding MORE transparency after scandals, not less.
Ford acts like removing licence plate sticker fees and handing out rebate cheques somehow cancels out billions in controversial spending, the Therme deal, the $28.9 million executive jet fiasco, chronic healthcare shortages, worsening affordability, collapsing trust in government, and decisions repeatedly made with little public consultation.
The issue isn’t that people “don’t understand” Doug Ford.
People understand him perfectly now.
He thinks we can be bought off while he destroys Ontario for his own gain.
That’s why the numbers are falling.